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Shepherd Name Popularity
Boys vs Girls
99.82%
Male
0.18%
Female
Shepherd is predominantly a boys name, with 0.18% of Shepherds being girls, and 99.82% being boys.
In the United States there have been a total of 2810 males named Shepherd, and 5 females given the name
Popularity of Shepherd by state:
This chart shows the maximum percentage of babys named Shepherd in each state. Lighter colors indicate higher percentages and popularity, while lower colors indicate less popularity.
Lighter = More Popular
Darker = Less Popular
Blank States = Few to None
Shepherd: Baby name popularity graph, 1880-2026
The below graph, labeled 'Percentage named Shepherd' is a graph showing the overall ranking of the boys name Shepherd in the USA from 1880-2026. 1 being the highest and most popular, 40337 being the lowest and least used. Through these years over 40337 unique total names have been given to boys living in the United States so far. Shepherd's average ranking is 6264.88, with it's highest ever rank being #330. Shepherd has reach the top 10 most popular boys name 0 times, and has reached the top hundred names 0 times.
Shepherd has been used in the United States ever since 1886, with over 2815 boys given the name in the past 200 years. Shepherd gained the most popularity as a baby name in 2016, when it's usage went up by 150.72%. During this year, 259 babies were named Shepherd, which was 0.0072% of the baby boys born in the USA that year. The most the names popularity ever grew to was 0.007%, in this year alone more than 0 boys were named Shepherd.
Popular 'S' Names for Boys
| Name | 'S-Name' Rank | Overall Rank | Total Named | Percentage named |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel | 1. | 31. | 10492 | 0.29% |
| Sebastian | 2. | 33. | 10249 | 0.283% |
| Sawyer | 3. | 157. | 4213 | 0.116% |
| Santiago | 4. | 180. | 3700 | 0.102% |
| Silas | 5. | 203. | 3385 | 0.094% |
| Steven | 6. | 296. | 2381 | 0.066% |
| Sean | 7. | 428. | 1657 | 0.046% |
| Simon | 8. | 453. | 1544 | 0.043% |
| Stephen | 9. | 498. | 1367 | 0.038% |
| Spencer | 10. | 503. | 1357 | 0.038% |
| Seth | 11. | 580. | 1147 | 0.032% |
| Shane | 12. | 630. | 1058 | 0.029% |
| Sergio | 13. | 640. | 1038 | 0.029% |
| Shawn | 14. | 705. | 939 | 0.026% |
| Solomon | 15. | 730. | 890 | 0.025% |
| Sullivan | 16. | 827. | 777 | 0.021% |
| Skyler | 17. | 836. | 762 | 0.021% |
| Sterling | 18. | 934. | 661 | 0.018% |
| Scott | 19. | 939. | 655 | 0.018% |
| Saul | 20. | 1083. | 555 | 0.015% |